The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-02-16
Windsor County.


OWING to the inclement storm of Friday
the town spelling-school upon that evening
was attended by but few outside of the vii
lage. In the match for the school scholars
Ellen Waldo won the first prize "a fine
photograph album, while her brother George
took the second "a finely illustrated copy of
Byron's poems). The contest between them
was quite exciting, as they both went to
their seats twice upon the same word before
the decision could be reached. They are
the son and daughter of William Waldo,
and their home is in district No. 4, but they
are at present attending the graded school
in the village. In the match open to all
there were but six who had the moral cour-
age to stand up, and of these John Byam of
the Gilead district easily took the prize,
which was fine brush-Droom case, made of
plush in the form of a banjo. Owing to the
urgent request of many there will be another
town spelling-school at the Bascom House
on Thursday evening of next week, Febru-
airy oath. 1t will be a real old-fashoned
one, where somebody will choose sides.
Those who spell will be admitted free and
those who do not spell will be charged a fee
of seven cents, all of which money, after
paying for use of hall and printing, will be
used in buying prizes, so that every speller
will readily see that it is for his or her adj
vantage to bring along as many as they can,
so that the prizes may be larger. We are
free to say that the town spelling-school has
done more for the educational interests OF
this town than any fifty dollars has done
for the past year, and now if they can be
followed up, and a little more attention
paid in learning how to write, we shall be-
gin to think that the people are taking the
right view of the matter, for there are Ger.
tainly no two branches of more importance
to be learned in perfect education than
good spelling and writing. - Owing to
the snow upon the rails the mail train going
north at three P. NJ. on Friday was stopped
and ran back three times in going from the
dry bridge to the passenger depot. -
The fair held by the Congregational ladies
at Wilson's Hall last week Thursday and
Friday evenings was very pleasant and
successful one. Weunderstand that it netted
the ladies $50. - Twenty-eight couples
attended the Bascom House dance last
week. - The parties who are engaged
in organizing the western colony held
another meeting here on Wednesday of last
week. - Rev. G. Dingman of Pittsfield
supplied the desk at the Congregational
church on Sunday. - Captain James E.
Eldridge of Warren spent Wednesday night
with his old friend and comrade, Myron E
Savage, in this town. - Alice Barrows
was at White River Junction last week as
sistng in caring for the sufferers by the
railroad accident. - Eddie Fisher goes
to Plainfield soon, where he is to engage as
clerk in brother-in-law' store. - We
are very sorry to learn that after having
been at work in his place in Anglers store
for two weeks Charlie Stearns was taken
with third relapse of peritonitis on Satur-
day last, from which he is now very sick at
his home
East Bethel.
MARCELLUs BURNHAM of Newark, n. Y,
is visiting friends in town. - Edit
Fowler is spending a two weeks vacation
in Rochester. - Ben. Burnham is a
work for o. n. Stoughton. - Kilburr
Day brought in hens egg recently which
measured six inches in circumference, eigh
and one-half in diameter and weighed six
ounces. - Nellie Clifford, who AS beer
sick with pneumonia, is reported better.